Category Archives: Los Angeles

La Pista de Baile, PST LA/LA & LACE

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Alexandra Lippman

I am excited to be collaborating with Colectivo AM (Mexico City) and LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) on “La Pista de Baile.” Below is the description of the event: La Pista de Baile by Colectivo AM organized by Daniela Lieja Quintanar … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Los Angeles, Mexico, museum | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Paperphone, a Scholarly Voice Playground

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Alexandra Lippman

Digital humanist Wendy Hsu and experimental music artist Jonathan Zorn have been hard at work on Paperphone, an audio effects processor designed for scholarly papers exploring the nexus between humanities and sound. Version 1.0 boasts 16 effect presets including Operatic, … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic, Los Angeles | 2 Comments

Performing the Sound Ethnography Project, Concord

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Alexandra Lippman

I was recently invited to curate and perform the Sound Ethnography Project at Concord, an artist-run gallery and trans-disciplinary collective in Los Angeles, for the opening of their PS 1010: Road Felt exhibition. I selected and mixed fieldrecordings produced by … Continue reading →

Posted in Los Angeles, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Inhabiting the (aural) Aesthetic Dimension

Posted on August 25, 2013 by M

Numerous memoirs, social-scientific studies, and anecdotal tales of passion and failure reveal cultural work to be a profoundly ambivalent affair. On one hand there are – at least superficially – numerous opportunities for self-expression and self-actualization compared to many other … Continue reading →

Posted in Los Angeles, Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Made in L.A. Soundmap

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Alexandra Lippman

Imagine if as you traveled through the city, you could hear some of its stories? Imagine if this were in L.A., a supposed non-city, where most people who can afford it travel the freeways until spit out at their destination. … Continue reading →

Posted in Los Angeles, mobile phones | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Bicyclists as Musicians, City as Acoustic Shell: Kagel’s “Eine Brise” in Los Angeles

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Adonia

Hi, I’m Adonia. My fieldwork investigates how bicyclists co-create public spaces. I lived in Los Angeles from 2008 to 2011. Just about two years ago, I received an invitation to participate in a concert with my bicycle. The Colburn School, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cities, Los Angeles, Uncategorized | Tagged , | 1 Comment